Game Genres

The genres and categories by which we label games can give us perspective into what games are and what they can be.

Lists of Genres
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Video_game_genres

Articles
Advice to Indie developers: The big genres are tough to compete with, but you can thrive using niche genres

LostGarden's Daniel Cook speaks about the emergence of new and exciting game frontiers since 2011 and how there's a plethora of ideas you can get from them
 * http://www.blackgolem.com/component/content/article/24-general/179-become-a-genre-scavenger.html
 * http://www.lostgarden.com/2010/12/happy-2011-celebrating-frontiers-in.html